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| (1) The Council may, by order, refuse the application of any person for registration as an ayurvedic practitioner, ayurvedic pharmacist, ayurvedic nurse, or cancel, or suspend for a specified period, the registration of any person as such practitioner or pharmacist or nurse on any of the following grounds: -
| | (a) that he has been convicted by a competent court of any offence which shows him to be unfit to be such practitioner or pharmacist or nurse; or | | |
| | (b) that he has been guilty of any misconduct in his capacity as such practitioner or pharmacist or nurse; or | | |
| | (c) that he has been deprived of any diploma or certificate which has constituted the qualification for such registration. | | |
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| (2) When any proceedings have been instituted before a court against any person who is a registered ayurvedic practitioner or registered ayurvedic pharmacist or registered ayurvedic nurse, in respect of any offence referred to in paragraph (a) of subsection (1), the Council may, by order, suspend the registration of that person as such practitioner, pharmacist or nurse, as the case may be, until a final judgment, order or other determination is made or entered by such court in those proceedings. |
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| (3) Where a person is registered as an ayurvedic practitioner in both the general register and the special register, the Council shall, if his registration in the general register is cancelled, by order cancel his registration in the special register. |
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| (4) No order of refusal, cancellation or suspension shall be made by the Council under subsection (1) or subsection (2) or subsection (3) in respect of any person until such person has been given an opportunity of being heard against the making of such order. At any such hearing-
| | (a) the Council may employ the services of a lawyer to lead the evidence and present the case against such person and of another lawyer to advise the Council and to act as judicial assessor; and | | |
| | (b) such person may employ the services of a lawyer to lead evidence on his behalf and present his case. | | |
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| (5) No order of refusal, cancellation or suspension made by the Council under subsection (1) or sub section (2) or subsection (3) in respect of any person shall take effect until the expiry of the period within which an appeal may be preferred against it to the Minister under section 63, and, in the event of an appeal being duly preferred against it to the Minister under that section, unless and until the order is confirmed in appeal. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts